Hitzacker

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Hitzacker is a city in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Elbe, approx. 8 km north of Dannenberg, and 45 km east of Lüneburg. The 2002 population of Hitzacker was 5,109, and its postal code is 29456. The mayor is Karl Guhl.

The famous library now in Wolfenbüttel was originally founded here by Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (who died in 1666) and was moved to its present location in 1643.

Hitzacker is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Hitzacker, which consists of the following municipalities:

  • Göhrde
  • Hitzacker (Elbe)
  • Neu Darchau

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Coordinates: 53°09′N 11°03′E

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